Dear fellow Tang Studies enthusiasts,

Victor Mair noticed the following story that demonstrates Empress Wu's enduring ability to cause controversy.

Here is a link to a Daily Telegraph article on the controversy:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11316090/China-halts-racy-Empress-drama-due-to-technical-difficulties.html

And here is a link to the trailer on YouTube that Victor mentions:

Best,

Tony

Anthony DeBlasi
Secretary-Treasurer
T'ang Studies Society

From: "Victor H. Mair" <vmair@sas.upenn.edu>
To: "T'ang Studies Society" <admin@tangstudies.org>, "Anthony DeBlasi" <deblasi@albany.edu>, "Anthony DeBlasi" <adeblasi@albany.edu>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 7:36:45 PM
Subject: film

Censorship

China halts racy Empress drama due to 'technical difficulties'

The televised saga of a 7th Century Chinese empress has proved too hot to handle for China's censors, who have cancelled the wildly-popular show after only a week

Judging from the trailer, the producers invested a lot of money in this film.

When history hits the fan.

Victor

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